Selector Lever Cable, Bringing Into Basic Setting

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Vehicle Diagnostic Tester
• Pry Lever 80-200
• Trim Removal Wedge 3409
• Socket And Key T40031

Procedure 

• "GUIDED FAULT FINDING  " with the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester is completed; all faults have been corrected.

-- Select the following menu items in Functions/Component Selection  "GUIDED FAULT FINDING  " on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester:

• Drivetrain 
• 0AW Transmission 
• 01-OBD-Capable Systems 
• 02-Transmission Electronics 
• 02-Transmission Electronics, Functions 
• 02-Measured Values 

-- Select the "driving mode" measured value from the list on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

-- Compare the following displays:

• Measured value "driving mode" on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester
• Selector lever position
• Selector Lever Transmission Range Position Display Unit -Y26- on the shift mechanism
• Transmission Range Display -Y6- in the instrument cluster

Conditions: 

• The displays must match

If the displays do not match:

-- Adjust selector lever cable. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING 

If the individual displays cannot be reached by adjusting the selector lever cable:

Selector Lever Cable, Bringing Into Basic Setting

Fig 1: Unclipping Mounting Frame For Selector Lever Boot From Center Console

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• Tightening specification. Refer to OVERVIEW - SELECTOR LEVER CABLE .

-- Pry the selector lever boot frame -1- out of the center console -arrows- using the Trim Removal Wedge 3409.

-- Move the selector lever into "D".

-- Insert the Socket And Key T40031 through the opening -arrow- in the selector mechanism and loosen the bolt on the selector lever cable approximately one turn.

Fig 2: Insert T40031 Through Opening In Selector Mechanism And Loosen Bolt On Selector Lever Cable One Turn

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-- Remove the ball socket -1- on the selector lever cable from the selector shaft lever using the Pry Lever 80-200.

Fig 3: Disconnect Electrical Connector On Transmission By Rotating Twist Lock Counter-Clockwise

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-- Press the selector shaft lever -A- on the transmission all the way back -arrow- until the parking lock engages.

Fig 4: Press Transmission Selector Lever Toward The Rear Until The Parking Lock Engages

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• When parking lock is engaged, it must not be possible to turn the front wheels.

-- Press the selector shaft lever forward three detents so the transmission is in "D".

-- Make sure the selector lever inside the vehicle is also in "D".

-- Select 02-Measured Values  in "GUIDED FAULT FINDING  ", 02 Transmission Electronics  on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester

-- Select Driving Mode  from the list.

-- Compare the following displays:

• "Driving mode measured value" on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester
• Selector lever position
• Selector Lever Transmission Range Position Display Unit -Y26- on the shift mechanism
• Transmission Range Display -Y6- in the instrument cluster

Conditions: 

• The displays must match

-- Carefully press the selector lever cable ball socket -1- in this position onto the selector shaft lever.

Fig 5: Disconnect Electrical Connector On Transmission By Rotating Twist Lock Counter-Clockwise

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-- Adjust the selector lever cable. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING .

-- Check the selector mechanism. Refer to SELECTOR MECHANISM, CHECKING .